JVROOM
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I've been dinking around this project for a long time, and had a real ugly problem with chain rubbing on the fat whitewall tire. Finally got it fixed, and thought I would share that. This project is on old Schwinn Phantom, I had put a wider rim on the rear, big mistake. So I went back to the stock size, but that wasn't enough. The rear tire size is 2.125 x 26. Next I installed a pirate maniac sprocket adapter, but even with that maxed out, it wasn't enough. So the last thing was the jam nut on the coaster brake. I machined it down to half its original thickness, which move the tire further away from the drive chain, and that did the trick. Simple fix but I'm getting old.
Oh, almost forgot I dish the wheel by tightening the spokes just on the side opposite of the chain drive to pull the tire away a little more. Oh getting old is no fun
Oh, almost forgot I dish the wheel by tightening the spokes just on the side opposite of the chain drive to pull the tire away a little more. Oh getting old is no fun
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